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Windrush: Songs in a Strange Land

Windrush: Songs in a Strange Land

Seventy years ago the Empress Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex, carrying hundreds of Caribbean migrants to Britain. Marking this significant anniversary, the British Library is staging a new ...
National treasures return to the North East

National treasures return to the North East

Some of England’s most precious treasures are set to return to their North East birthplace next month – and preparations are now underway to display them. Thousands of visitors are expected to f ...